permanent
For the permanent exhibition, a master builder from Niutao erected what is likely one of the last traditional houses of its kind. An Indian family built a bunga house as an example of climate-neutral building. Next to them are a Mongolian yurt and a Siberian balagan, which call to mind global questions about climate change, sea-level rise, ecological imbalances as well as economic integration and dependencies. Individual objects – for example the wooden kareau figures used by people on the Central Nicobar Islands as protection from negative influences and ill-disposed spirits – reflect the everyday reality of people in different regions.